New capital: Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Hussein Eissa chaired on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, the inaugural meeting of a committee tasked with developing the state administrative apparatus and its affiliated entities. The meeting, held at the government headquarters in the New Capital, was attended by Planning and Economic Development Minister Ahmed Rostom, head of the Central Agency for Organization and Administration Hatem Nabil, Deputy Finance Minister for Fiscal Policies Yasser Sobhy, and officials from the ministries of planning and finance as well as the Central Agency for Organization and Administration.

According to State Information Service Egypt, Eissa stressed the significance of the committee’s first session, noting that it follows a decision issued by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly to establish the panel responsible for improving the performance of the state administrative apparatus and its various entities. He explained that the prime ministerial decision stipulated that the committee be chaired by the deputy prime minister for economic affairs and include the ministers of finance and planning, in addition to the head of the Central Agency for Organization and Administration, who will serve as the committee’s rapporteur.

Eissa added that the committee is mandated to conduct a comprehensive review of the size and structure of state administrative entities and assess the need for merging or abolishing some of them, based on their performance, mandates, and objectives, as well as whether other entities perform similar or overlapping functions.

The deputy prime minister noted that the committee will also carry out financial and economic assessments of the performance of state administrative units and formulate integrated proposals and solutions in this regard. The panel will further examine proposals submitted by ministries and relevant authorities concerning the establishment of new entities or the merger or cancellation of existing ones, with comprehensive financial, economic, and administrative studies to be prepared before such proposals are referred to the prime minister.

Eissa underlined that the committee bears major responsibility for enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of government institutions by improving resource allocation and administrative and operational mechanisms, thereby strengthening institutional performance and maximizing the use of available capabilities. He pointed out that the government is currently working on three key files aimed at optimizing the use of state resources: developing the administrative performance of government institutions, restructuring economic authorities, and restructuring public business sector companies, within the framework of efforts to improve economic and administrative efficiency and reinforce governance and discipline.

Meanwhile, Cabinet spokesman Mohamed El Homsany said the meeting reviewed a number of proposals related to restructuring certain administrative bodies as part of state efforts to enhance the efficiency of the administrative apparatus. He added that work is underway to form the committee’s technical secretariat, which will study the proposals from technical and financial perspectives before referring them to the committee for consideration. Homsany noted that once approved by the committee, any proposals will be submitted to the Cabinet for the necessary measures and final endorsement.